DESCRIPTION

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Head of Global Supply Chain Strategy for Power and Cooling is responsible for developing clear organizational action plans to drive the most nimble, agile, and resilient supply chains. Enabling to achieve the best availability of equipment and solutions at the lowest total cost of ownership in order to fuel the exponential growth across our Data Centers as we meet and exceed customer demand. In this role you will lead internal and external engagements across Supply Chain, Engineering and Business organizations diving deep into the technologies and operations both from a product and supply chain perspective. You will analyze trends involving the industry suppliers, customers, and technology to develop strategies to secure supply, reduce cost, minimize risk, and utilize emerging opportunities, allowing AWS to meet and exceed its goals. You will be part of the conceptual development of future and existing data center architecture design changes as a supply chain subject matter expert influencing the supply base technological road maps to align with the long-term AWS vision.

Key job responsibilities
• Develop and implement cross-organizational strategies at a global scale
• Drive innovation through the supply chain influencing industry practices and technologies at a multi-category – portfolio level.
• Lead the organizations design for excellence (DFX) approach development and execution
• Be a key member of the global basis of design (BOD) committee orchestrating the analysis of design change impacts to the supply chain for the overall category portfolio under the Power and Cooling organization.
Requires travel up to 15% of the year.

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 14 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

Key job responsibilities
Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related quantitative field
• 10+ years professional experience in supply chain and operations
• 5+ years building and leading successful operations teams
Preferred qualifications
• MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Management, or Technology preferred
• Ability to work with teams at all levels of the organization
• Experience in data center capital equipment supply chains
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
• Exceptional analytical and project management skills
• Exhibits excellent business judgment

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 7+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
– 7+ years of program or project management experience
– 7+ years of managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership experience
– 7+ years of working cross functionally across several teams experience
– 10+ years of supply chain experience
– Bachelor’s degree
– Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
– Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Experience delivering projects within scope, time, budget and quality

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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